rate base — n: the total fair value of public utility property that is used in rendering services and that comprises the investment on which a fair rate of return is based in setting utility rates Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
Rate base — The value of property upon which a utility is permitted to earn a specified rate of return as established by a regulatory authority. The rate base generally represents the value of property used by the utility in providing service and may be… … Energy terms
Rate of return on rate base — The ratio of net operating income earned by a utility, calculated as a percentageof its rate base. U.S. Dept. of Energy, Energy Information Administration s Energy Glossary … Energy terms
rate base — The value of a regulated public utility and its operations as defined by its regulators and on which the company is allowed to earn a particular rate of return. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary … Financial and business terms
Rate Base — Value of property upon which a utility is permitted to earn a specific rate of return … Energy terms
rate base — Total invested dollars on which a regulated telephone company is entitled to earn a specified rate of return … IT glossary of terms, acronyms and abbreviations
Rate base /electric — The value of property, upon which, a utility is permitted to earn a specified rate of return as established by a regulatory authority. See FERC definition. U.S. Dept. of Energy, Energy Information Administration s Energy Glossary … Energy terms
rate base — 1. a guaranteed minimum amount or number used to compute advertising rates, as the number of subscribers to a publication. 2. a basic amount or number used to compute charges to a customer, as the number of monthly phone calls. 3. the valuation… … Universalium
rate base — noun : the valuation of a property that is used by a commission or court to determine the reasonableness of rates or taxes on it * * * 1. a guaranteed minimum amount or number used to compute advertising rates, as the number of subscribers to a… … Useful english dictionary
rate — The cost of debt service paid by a borrower or issuer to a lender or investor. The rate is expressed as an annual percentage of the amount borrowed. For some notes and bonds that pay interest semiannually, the semiannual interest due to the… … Financial and business terms
base rate — noun the interest rate set by the Bank of England for lending to other banks • Regions: ↑United Kingdom, ↑UK, ↑U.K., ↑Britain, ↑United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, ↑Great Britain • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
